NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • 2.4x lower typical power consumption: 81 Watt vs 195 Watt
  • 3x more maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 2048 MB
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5723 vs 5566
  • Around 3% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 19018 vs 18412
  • Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 59.428 vs 46.086
  • Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1113.788 vs 989.685
  • Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 39.101 vs 36.463
  • Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 8546 vs 7222
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3699 vs 3666
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3342 vs 3306
  • Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 8546 vs 7222
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3699 vs 3666
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3342 vs 3306
  • Around 14% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2286 vs 2004
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 October 2014 vs 22 March 2012
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 81 Watt vs 195 Watt
Maximum memory size 6 GB vs 2048 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 5723 vs 5566
Geekbench - OpenCL 19018 vs 18412
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 59.428 vs 46.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1113.788 vs 989.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 39.101 vs 36.463
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 8546 vs 7222
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3699 vs 3666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3342 vs 3306
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 8546 vs 7222
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3699 vs 3666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3342 vs 3306
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2286 vs 2004

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

  • Around 9% higher core clock speed: 1006 MHz vs 924 MHz
  • Around 2% higher boost clock speed: 1058 MHz vs 1038 MHz
  • Around 55% higher texture fill rate: 128.8 billion / sec vs 83.04 GTexel / s
  • Around 20% higher pipelines: 1536 vs 1280
  • Around 16% better floating-point performance: 3,090.4 gflops vs 2,657 gflops
  • 2.4x more memory clock speed: 6008 MHz vs 2500 MHz
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 530 vs 387
  • Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.645 vs 4.157
  • Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 99.577 vs 81.909
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1006 MHz vs 924 MHz
Boost clock speed 1058 MHz vs 1038 MHz
Texture fill rate 128.8 billion / sec vs 83.04 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1536 vs 1280
Floating-point performance 3,090.4 gflops vs 2,657 gflops
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz vs 2500 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 530 vs 387
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.645 vs 4.157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 99.577 vs 81.909

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
5723
5566
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
387
530
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
19018
18412
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
59.428
46.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1113.788
989.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4.157
4.645
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
39.101
36.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
81.909
99.577
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8546
7222
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3699
3666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3342
3306
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8546
7222
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3699
3666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3342
3306
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
2286
2004
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
PassMark - G3D Mark 5723 5566
PassMark - G2D Mark 387 530
Geekbench - OpenCL 19018 18412
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 59.428 46.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1113.788 989.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.157 4.645
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 39.101 36.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 81.909 99.577
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 8546 7222
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3699 3666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3342 3306
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 8546 7222
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3699 3666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3342 3306
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2286 2004

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Kepler
Code name GM204 GK104
Launch date 7 October 2014 22 March 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $2,560.89 $499
Place in performance rating 558 560
Price now $1,899 $579.99
Type Laptop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 3.99 12.83

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1038 MHz 1058 MHz
Core clock speed 924 MHz 1006 MHz
CUDA cores 1280 1536
Floating-point performance 2,657 gflops 3,090.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 1280 1536
Texture fill rate 83.04 GTexel / s 128.8 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 81 Watt 195 Watt
Transistor count 5,200 million 3,540 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI...
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support 1
G-SYNC support
HDMI
VGA аnalog display support 1
Audio input for HDMI Internal
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size large
SLI options 1 3-way
Supplementary power connectors None Two 6-pin
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length 10.0" (25.4 cm)

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL 1.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.2

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2048 MB
Memory bandwidth 120 GB / s 192.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

Ansel
BatteryBoost
CUDA
DSR
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
SLI
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
FXAA
TXAA